Egly-Ouriet Champagne 1er Cru Les Vignes de Bisseuil NV [NET] CS20230804 A natural for dark spirits

A natural for dark spirits like tequila or rum

' which is more or less what Etienne Calsac pulled off in 2010: at 26 he took back his grandparents' three hectares around Avize

This is one of the rarer examples of it made into a sparkling wine

or light charcuterie

all mixed up

Egly-Ouriet Champagne 1er Cru Les Vignes de Bisseuil NV [NET] CS20230804 A natural for dark spiritsEgly Ouriet is the benchmark grower of Ambonnay, so it's a small thrill that one of the most interesting bottles in the range comes from somewhere else entirely. Les Vignes de Bisseuil is drawn from a parcel of 40 plus year old vines on the south facing slopes of Bisseuil, a village just east of Ay, and unlike the Pinot dominant house style it leans hard on Chardonnay. Fermented with native yeasts, raised in barrel, no malolactic, and finished extra